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Saturday, September 24, 2011

This scene takes place after Mac and Callie return from an evening at the annual Kensington State University Spring Dance for faculty, alumni and contributors.

He pulled her to him, kissing her neck and unzipping her dress."I‘ve been itching to get at you all evening. Ever since you walked out looking like…like…I wanted to jump your bones right here in the living room. Watching those letches drool over you all night didn‘t make it any easier. They can drool all they want, I‘m the one who is going to make love to you tonight," he said taking her in his arms, after her dress slipped to the floor.Review yesterday from Pen & Muse:"Joachim brings in the romance we all know and love. A romance where love conquers all and can withstand just about anything. I loved Mac and Callie’s story about their hardship and their courage to continue. I loved the interaction between Callie and Mac’s son. From start to finish you are rooting for these characters and don’t want to put the book down. Joachim always writes great stories of love and passion. Stories like these teach us that love is stronger than anything else. Those who love contemporary romance will love this book!"To see review click Pen & Muse Click here to go back to Six Sentence Sunday Buy Links:Amazon (only $3.99)

Friday, September 23, 2011

At this point in the book, Sunny has recently reconnected with her childhood friend, Karen, from the summer community, The Birches. They find they are still close and confide in each other and laugh together like when they were kids. In this excerpt, their conversation has turned to Sunny's love life:

“Now you’re in love with the heartthrob of our youth, Mickey
Foster?”
“Who said anything about being in love?” Sunny bristled.
“Please…you can’t fool me. I understand you two are spending a lot of time together. Word travels fast in this community. How can you spend time with him and not be in love? Don’t you remember when we were thirteen?”
“Of course I do. But I’m thirty-three now, rational, sane, no
longer prone to crushes,” she asserted.
“But this is Mickey…uh, Mike Foster we’re talking about.
Perpetual hunk,” Karen said.
“I know, I know,” she said, avoiding Karen’s stare.
“Look me in the eye and tell me you’re not in love with him,”
Karen demanded.
“I…I…I’m not…not in love,” she said, trying to say it and look
at Karen.
“Just as I thought. You can’t. Don’t fight it, Sunny. He’s a
great guy. You two would be fabulous together. Haven’t we always
known that?”
“That was baby stuff. We’re older now.”
“Still. A great guy is a great guy, whether he’s eighteen or
thirty-eight. Why are you fighting it?”

Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights is only $1.99!A bit about "Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights"
When do you declare a bad marriage over? How much moxie does it take to leave? Caroline Davis White, an accomplished artist, flees her home and her marriage to a philandering millionaire. She hides in a cabin in the Catskills where she spent her childhood summers. Emotionally wounded and totally alone except for her faithful pug, Trixie, Caroline examines her life and moves toward making changes. She didn't count on running into her childhood crush, Mickey, now the devastatingly handsome and sexy Mike. Caroline has to decide...does she need a man in her life or should she go it
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Do you know who said it? These famous quotes are challenging to identify. Enjoy them if you can't place them. The two quotes from my books at the end may be easier. What's your favorite quote?1. "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it."2. "Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising."3. "I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?"

4. "Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together."

5. "Character is like a tree and reputation is like it's shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."

6. "The nice thing about being a celebrity is when you bore people, they think it's their fault."

7. "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

8. "I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't the guts to bite people themselves."

9. "A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs."

Quotes from my books: Can you place these first lines to the book?1. “You’re running away, Miss?” Harry, the butler, asked her.From "Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights" or "Now and Forever 1, a Love Story"? 2. Callie put the check for $15,000, half of all the money she had in the world, on the counter of the bursar‘s office.From "Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights" or "Now and Forever 1, a Love Story"?

Answers1. "Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights"2. "Now and Forever 1, a Love Story"Now and Forever 1, a Love Story is about Callie's Richards, a young woman who's known tragedy, and her journey back to a fulfilling life. She works hard starting over, seeking love and happiness despite the treacherous and deadly obstacles thrown in her path.You'll cheer with her triumphs and empathize with her setbacks when you read this emotional story.Amazon (only $3.99)

A bit about "Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights"When do you declare a bad marriage over? How much moxie does it take to leave? Caroline Davis White, an accomplished artist, flees her home and her marriage to a philandering millionaire. She hides in a cabin in the Catskills where she spent her childhood summers. Emotionally wounded and totally alone except for her faithful pug, Trixie, Caroline examines her life and moves toward making changes. She didn't count on running into her childhood crush, Mickey, now the devastatingly handsome and sexy Mike. Caroline has to decide...does she need a man in her life or should she go it alone? And if with a man, which one?Buy links

Monday, September 19, 2011

At six thirty the alarm clock went off. Liza opened one bleary eye and shot a dirty look at the clock.

“I set it early,” Rick said, rolling over to face her in his bed.

“God, why would you do that?”

“You owe me a shower and now we’re up early enough to share one,” he said, his eyes gleaming with lust.

Liza burrowed under the covers and uttered in a muffled voice,

“You’ll have to catch me first.”

Rick dove under the covers, reaching for Liza. She eluded his grasp for a few minutes until he found her leg and wrapped his fingers around it. Liza shrieked then dissolved in laughter as he slid her up from under the covers.

Her laughter settled into hysterical giggling as Rick pulled her into his arms, laughing himself the entire time.

“Gotcha!”

She pulled him to her and he silenced her laughter with a powerful kiss. She tickled him, causing him to leap backward, twitching. She then threw off the covers and dashed naked toward the bathroom.

“Last one in has to…to…” but she had disappeared in the bathroom and her words were too garbled to be understood.

Rick slid across the bed in a heartbeat and raced, naked, after her. He caught her as she was adjusting the shower water knobs and grabbed her wrists, wrapping his arms around her and trapping her.

“You’re mine now,” he whispered.

She stopped laughing long enough to ease her head back on his shoulder and go limp in his arms.

“And what are you going to do about it?”

“Get you wet first,” he said, unfurling his arm, flinging her into the shower before him.

She screamed as the too cold water beat down on her chest and Rick quickly pumped up the hot water.

“Better?” A frown on his lips.

Liza reached out and yanked him in with her and proceeded to soap up his body. The room filled with steam and soon they could hardly see each other but their arms and lips felt each other as the shower became heated with passion as well as mist.

****

“I told you we didn’t have enough time if you got up at the regular time,” Rick pointed out to Liza.

“And we didn’t have enough time fifteen minutes earlier either,” she replied.

“I’ve never been this…this…clean, at this hour,” he remarked, chuckling.

“What a great way to start the day, I feel…terrific.”

“You certainly do,” he said, smiling at his own witticism.

Rick dropped her at their usual spot and drove into the garage. Liza walked in smiling more broadly than usual.

“Good morning, Miss Holmes,” Angela said.

Liza nodded to her and broadened her smile. Angela didn’t give her any more trouble about Rick, now they knew she was dating Mae in accounting. The day went well, Liza was more efficient than ever, pulling all the right specimens the first time and Rick was his usual, placid self, examining and cataloguing each specimen, finding the perfect spot for it in the exhibit and working closely with Liza.

By the end of the day they were both tired but happy.

“Mr. Bell, the curator of this exhibit, is pleased with your progress, Dr. Banks,” Sadie, the secretary for the department said.

Rick nodded, a small smile played at his lips.

“Well don’t break your face smiling or anything,” she sniffed.

Liza stifled a laugh behind her hand as Rick shot her a perplexed look.

“You know how to put a real smile on his face, don’t you?” Sadie said, grinning.

Liza’s face fell, her mouth drooping open slightly, Rick blushed.

“Don’t think I don’t know what’s going on here.”

“I don’t know what you mean,” Liza lied.

“I seen that special French Roast coffee you buy for him. Don’t think I don’t notice things…I don’t miss nothin’.” Sadie pulled herself up to her full five foot eight inches and huffed out of the room.

Liza looked at Rick who was barely able to contain himself and ran out of the room. He could her hear lyrical laughter tinkling down the hall of the African Room as she disappeared into the ladies room.

****

It was after eleven o’clock when Liza rolled over after making love with Rick that she peered out the window at the night sky. She looked for a star. Rick rolled up against her, snaking his arm around her, kissing her shoulder.

“Wishing on a star again?”

“Habit.”

“Can’t tell me?”

“Nope.”

“I don’t need to wish on anything. I have everything I want.” He snuggled closer to her, resting his head on her pillow.